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Melastoma malabathricum in life
In life — Malabar Melastome, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) papayapd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
BISH 653944Botany

Melastoma malabathricum

Malabar Melastome

As recorded: Melastoma marianum Naudin

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae

Collected by
Hosaka, E.Y.
Collector number
3312
Date
July 14, 1946
Locality
Central plateau
Island
Gorror
Region
Yap, Micronesia
Elevation
30 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
232 Bishop specimens of Melastoma malabathricum · collected 1792–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 14, 1946, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 15 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Melastoma malabathricum. BISH 653944. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956540924. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/653944.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately

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